Re: [newbie] gcc catch 21.78651 rounded up

[Mercy Ships-Pacific Webmaster]

Opps.. dang computers, make me look like a fool.. lols. alright so i got the
wrong package....  Downloaded gcc-r.95.2-4.i586.rpm and installed with all
dependencies... No worries... tried configuring mysql again, this time it
tells me:
checking for gcc... gcc
checking whether the C compiler  (gcc  ) works... no
configure: error: installation or configuration problem" C compiler cannot
create executables.

Oh, well I'm not too suprised, sometimes it just doesn't happen... so I
uninstall gcc package and dependants and install pgcc and dependencies
thinking this may be another way of getting something configured...Away we
go:

checking for gcc... gcc
checking whether the C compiler  (gcc  ) works... no
configure: error: installation or configuration problem" C compiler cannot
create executables.

why cant a C compiler create executables, I mean that's what a C compiler
does right?  I think I may have come up with a new vocation, selling cheap
computers and gasoline......


> MDK 6.1 uses pgcc, the rpm is on your disk.
> src.rpm's are *source* code, ie: not compiled.
> 
> You might be better off upgrading or reinstalling
> (from your current CD) & choosing the development
> tools. N.B. upgrading can break stuff, so backup..
> 
>
>> Well here goes... thanks to all of you that hang out and help on these
>> lists.. I should think that this would be a common problem for anyone
>> wanting to install stuff on their system...
>> I am attempting to install mysql onto my  system
>> I run the ./configure script, but get the error..
>> 
>> checking for gcc... no
>> checking for cc... no
>> configure: error: no acceptable cc found in $PATH
>> 
<snip>  *redfaced*
>> I will not give up..... one day I will succeed.... with your
>> help......
>> 
>> Aaron  newbie2
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